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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-01-21 MinutesC7 . SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING January 21, 1993 1308 County-City Building 4:00 p.m. 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard Presiding: Joseph Wroblewski South Bend, Indiana 46601 President The January 21, 1993. Special Meeting of the Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 4:29 p.m. by its President, Joseph Wroblewski. There was a quorum present. 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mr. Joseph W. Wroblewski, President Mr. Donald K. Fewell, Secretary Members Absent: Legal Counsel: Redevelopment Staff: Media: 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Andre Gammage, Vice President Ms. Jenny Pitts Manier Mrs. Ann Kolata, Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Office Manager Mr. Don Porter, South Bend Tribune a. Approval of Minutes of the Annual Organizational Meetine of Thursday. January 7. 1993. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Minutes of the Annual Organizational Meeting of January 21, 1993. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Authority approval reauested for Fourth Amendment to Lease with the South Bend Redevelopment Commission for property located in the South Bend Central Development Area. (SBCDA Public Improvement Project) Mrs. Kolata explained that this amendment is related to the 1990 TIF bond sold to make improvements in the downtown, East Bank and Monroe Park. -1- • There were a number of projects funded through this bond issue. Last fall the Lease was amended to add four properties to the list of properties to be acquired with these bond fundsand then rehabilitated. We have only proceeded acquiring with three of those and do not intend to buy the fourth property. This amendment takes the fourth property out of the lease. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carved, the Authority approved the Forth Amendment to Lease with the South Bend Redevelopment Commission for property located in the South Bend Central Development Area. (SBCDA Public Improvement Project) i• b. AuthoritX,~roval reauested for Declaration of Substantial Completion for vroperty located in the South Bend Central Development Area. (SBCDA Public Improvement Project) Ms. Manier explained that this Declaration is also related to the 1990 TIF bond for public improvements in the SBCDA. It states that we have substantially completed all activities undertaken and funded with the 1990 bond, including the construction of the riverwalk, Madison. Center- Walkway, the Morris Civic Plaza improvements, some sidewalk improvements downtown, and acquisition in Monroe Park. There are a few minor details to finishwith the Monroe Park acquisitions and some. landscaping in Monroe Park and for the Madison Center walkway, .which will be completed in the spring. By declaring the projects substantially complete, we can begin to make lease payments on the bond. The Declaration of Substantial. Completion will be transferred to the Trustee to verify that we have done what we said we would do with the proceeds. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanmously carried, the Authority approved the Declaration of Substantial Completion for property located in the South Bend Central Development Area. (SBCDA Public Improvement Project) c. Authori~ designation of siQnator_y for documents related to replatting parcels in the Asport Economic Development Area. Mrs. Kolata explained that we are having a replat done in the Toll Road Industrial Park portion of the Airport Economic Development Area. The Authority has leased the land to the Redevelopment Commission which has accepted a proposal to convey the property,via a .prepaid 20 year lease/purchase, to Gainey Realty and Investments. The replat will add the conveyed parcel to the existing Gainey property.. By designating the Director of Redevelopment as the Authority's signatory, those replats can be signed as they are completed. -2- . • Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority designated the Director of Redevelopment as signatory for documents related to replatting parcels in the Airport Economic Development Area. 4. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Claims submitted for payment January 21, 1993: SBCDA PUBLIC IMPROVP.MENT PROJECT York Title & Escrow, Inc. $ 50.00 Lawson-Fisher Associates 210.03 Total SBCDA Public Improvement Project $ 260.03 AIRPORT TAX EXEMPT IlVIPROVEMENTS Ken Herceg & Associates, Inc. $12181.00 Total Airport Tax Exempt Improvements $12,181.00 BLACKTHORN GOLF COURSE PROJECT City Securities Corp. $ 144.00 North American Golf 3.500.00 Total Blackthorn Golf Course Project $ 3,644.00 Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Claims submitted January 21, 1993 for approval. 5. SET MEETING DATES FOR 1993 Mrs. Kolata noted that we are suggesting setting regular meeting times for 1993 in order to allow the .staff and Authority members to plan their schedules. We have selected the first and third Thursdays of each month at 4:00 p.m. as the time for regular meetings. If there is not enough business, a meeting can be cancelled; or, if there is a need to reschedule, that can be done also. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority set the- first and third Thursdays of each month at 4:00 p.m. as Regular Meetings of the Redevelopment Authority. -3- • ~ CJ 6. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Redevelopment Authority, Mr. Fewell made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Wroblewski seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 4:37 p.m. ~, ~ ~~ seph W. Wroblewski, President Ann E. Kolata, Director -4-